"We believe we're in a golden age of game development, and the Dev Portal lowers the barriers of entry for developers to create and publish titles including games directly to the most diehard and passionate fans in the industry," said Sony.

The company wants to grow its indie developer community, particularly for the Vita platform. The handheld's collection of triple-A titles is rather limited at present. Apparently, the more popular games on the system are the low-end downloadable titles, the number of which should grow considerably following the official launch of the SDK.